Best Rune Rasmussen Podcasts (2025)

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Rongoā Māori: Donna Kerridge 58:23

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Recorded live at The Eternal Song Seven Day Film Premiere summit with Indigenous voices. Donna Kerridge, a Rongoā Māori practitioner from Waikato, Aotearoa New Zealand, shares insights into her journey bridging Māori traditional medicine and the Western healthcare system. Kerridge discusses the challenges and beauty of indigenous healing practices,…

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Reindigenizing Our Ways of Being: Tina Ngata, Diana and Mark Kopua 59:50

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In this panel from the The Eternal Song 7-Day Global Gathering Schedule, Zaya and Maurizio Benazzo speak with Dr. Diana Kopua, a Māori psychiatrist, Mark Kopua, a cultural leader and master carver, and Tina Ngata, an advocate for indigenous and environmental rights. The conversation explores the significance of revitalizing indigenous knowledge, an…

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ALTÆR: Iya Affo 1:05:03

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Ancestral Bone Mapping & Healing: Reweaving the Soul Through Bone, Beauty, and Ancestral Nourishment with Iya Affo Through rhythms of beauty, grief, and intergenerational wisdom, this presentation and conversation explored healing through the languages of somatic ritual, trauma-informed neurobiology, and ancestral remembering. Iya Affo is a Cultura…

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We Will Not Look Away: Vigil for Gaza 1:13:48

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Please join us along with Rabbi Lynn Gottlieb, Ashira Darwish, Rae Abileah, Shahd Abusalama, Omid Safi, Reverend Michael Yoshii, and Iyas Sartawari for a reckoning. A collective refusal. A gathering of those who cannot stay silent while genocide is livestreamed. We do not come together to be informed. We come because we already know. We come becaus…

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Wisdom of the Kogi People 59:22

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The Kogi (meaning 'jaguar') are the Indigenous group that resides in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta mountains in northern Columbia. he Kogi understand the Earth to be a living being, and see humanity as its "children." They say that our actions of exploitation, devastation, and plundering for resources is weakening "The Great Mother" and leading …

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The Sacred Work of Grief: Francis Weller & Orland Bishop 45:50

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In this live recording from The Eternal Song Seven Day Premier broadcast, hosts Zaya and Maurizio Benazzo engage in a deep discussion with guests Francis Weller, a psychotherapist and soul activist, and Orland Bishop, a spiritual teacher and founder of ShadeTree Foundation. Exploring themes such as indigenous wisdom, the impact of colonialism, comm…

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Interview with Graham Harvey 1:29:46

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Graham Harvey is an English professor of religious studies who specializes in modern Paganism, indigenous religions and animism. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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#60 Spiritual Warriors: Lama Rod Owens 1:01:12

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Lama Rod Owens is a Black Buddhist Southern Queen. An international influencer with a Master of Divinity degree in Buddhist Studies from Harvard Divinity School with a focus on the intersection of social change, identity, and spiritual practice. Author of The New Saints: From Broken Hearts to Spiritual Warriors and Love and Rage: The Path of Libera…

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Christianity and animism 39:55

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Nordic Animism's Producer Mattie talks about the tensions between cultural Christianity and animism. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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#94 One Human Family: Rabbi Lynn Gottlieb, Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, Rev. Deborah Lee & Pir Zia Inayat Khan 1:09:14

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In this episode we present excerpts from the recent conversation (June 2024) as part of SAND’s “Conversations on Palestine” around the premiere of the film Where Olive Trees Weep hosted by the directors of the film and co-founders of SAND, Zaya and Maurizio Benazzo. You can watch this full conversation and 22 others. SAND has created a program with…

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A Bit of a Fox Story 14:29

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Rune shares some semi-improvised reflections on North European Fox story made for some of Tyson Yunkaporta's collaborators in Australia. They are working on spiritually naturalising Fox as an invasive species in Australia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Interview with Mari Boine Sami Singer 1:03:22

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Mormon to Pagan Pipeline 1:25:08

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In this week's interivew, producer Mattie joins to share her experiences leaving Mormonism for animism. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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#58 On Extinction & Enchantment: Alixa García 1:34:16

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Alixa García is a Colombian born, globally-raised, multi-disciplinary artist, activist, and cultural activator whose work is imbued in ritual, spirit, and deep reverence for our Great Mother, Great Lover, our Earth. She is an award-winning activist, poet, and filmmaker. She is also a professional writer, visual artist, musician, and facilitator. He…

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The Nordic Wheel Cross 10:03

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Rune discusses the Nordic Wheel Cross proposing a reading of the symbol as a map of the cosmos. Many references are made to visual symbols in this episode, so be sure to check out Rune's Youtube channel for the images, or use your search engine of choice to view the images discussed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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#130 Spiritual Shadows: Scott Kiloby & Toshi Matsunaga 57:06

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Today on the show, we welcome Scott Kiloby and Toshi Matsunaga, authors of Awake But Sick, to explore the hidden emotional pain that can persist even after profound spiritual awakening. Their work challenges the common myths of nonduality and mindfulness, offering a deeper path through emotional repression, physical illness, and the illusion of imm…

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Episode 15 - Tracking and Animism 1:32:17

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A genuine and heartfelt conversation with Sandy Reed about wildlife tracking and Animism. Thank you listeners for joining in, its been a long while since I recorded and released a new one!

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Loki, Trump, and the Pope 20:13

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Rune responds to the recent AI generated image of Trump as the Pope, building on his previous analysis of the Trickster. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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#54 Nordic Animism: Rune Hjarnø Rasmussen (Encore) 51:18

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Rune Hjarnø Rasmussen is a Historian of Religion, Ph.d from Uppsala University in Sweden. His research into Afro-diasporic strategies for maintaining animist reality in the modern world has lead him towards reading North European cultural history from the perspective of rejected animist knowledge and practice. The objective is to recover Euro-tradi…

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#129 Embodying Anti-Zionism: Wendy Elisheva Somerson 41:21

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Wendy Elisheva Somerson (wes) is a non-binary Jewish somatic healer, writer, visual artist, and activist who helped found the Seattle chapter of Jewish Voice for Peace. They facilitate Ruach, body-based Jewish healing groups held in an anti-Zionist, anti-racist, and feminist framework. As part of a movement of anti-Zionist Jews, they support Jewish…

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Right Story& Mythic Serpents with Tyson Yunkaporta 1:13:35

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Rune talks with Professor Tyson Yunkaporta, founder of the Indigenous Knowledge Systems Laboratory at Deakin University. Join the Nordic Animism patreon: / nordicanimism Subscribe to the New Moon Newsletter: eepurl.com/iiN29X Shop Nordic Animism: https://shop.nordicanimism.com/shop/ Find courses with Nordic Animism: https://nordicanimism.com/course…

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#67 The Dreaming Path Podcast: Uncle Paul Callaghan & Uncle Paul Gordon (Encore) 59:51

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Join SAND co-founders Zaya and Maurizio Benazzo in conversation with Aboriginal elders and authors Uncle Paul Callaghan and Uncle Paul Gordon for a powerful SAND Community Gathering (2023), “The Dreaming Path,” where they explored some of the profound Aboriginal teachings. Connect with Uncle Paul Gordon and dozens of other Indigenous speakers at th…

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#128 Portals of Connection: Abigail Rose Clarke 53:47

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Abigail Rose Clarke is a somatic educator, writer, and creator of The Embodied Life Method. Her new book, Returning Home to Our Bodies: Reimagining the Relationship Between Our Bodies and the World, challenges the dominant narratives that treat our bodies as machines. Instead, she invites readers into a deeper relationship with the body as part of …

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Moon Worship 8:18

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Did Heathens Worship the Moon? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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#127 Buddhism Beyond the Cushion: Duncan Ryuken Williams & Funie Hsu/Chhî 1:02:12

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This episode is a live recording from a recent SAND Community Gathering (April 2025) facilitated by Jungwon Kim. Join Buddhist scholars and activists Rev. Duncan Ryūken Williams, Ph.D. and Funie Hsu/Chhî, Ph.D. for an illuminating dialogue exploring the intersection of Buddhist practice and social transformation. This conversation weaves together B…

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#126 Decolonial Wellness: Elizabeth Philipose 42:10

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Elizabeth Philipose, PhD has a lifelong passion for transformational arts and the expansion of consciousness. She has pursued this as an academic studying the causes and consequences of violence. Her focus is on healing relations between masculine and feminine, humans and nature, races, and nations. As a spiritual guide, she offers programs in deco…

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Inuit Tattooing Traditions 1:24:03

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Rune interviews Maya Sialuk, researcher of Tattoo Anthropology. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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#6 New Gods at the End of the World: Bayo Akomolafe & Sophie Strand (Encore) 57:04

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Today, we present a wild and flowering conversation between two poets, writers, philosophers, and theobiologians Bayo Akomalofe and Sophie Strand. This conversation is from a 2022 SAND Community Gathering. To hear the full conversation with Q&A from the live webinar you can view it here (with SAND Membership). In Greek Mythology, the Titan Kronos e…

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Indo-Europeans 35:02

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Rune shares some thoughts on the concept of 'Indo-Europeans', discussing who they were, and what we believe we know about them. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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#125 Building Bridges: john a. powell 54:12

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From a recent SAND Community Gathering (March 2025) At a time when our world can feel increasingly divided, and many are retreating into isolation, civil rights scholar john a. powell offers a transformative approach to building connections across differences. Drawing from his groundbreaking work with the Othering & Belonging Institute and his own …

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Megin 14:37

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Rune discusses the vitalising force(s) in animism. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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#124 War’s Long Shadow: Jungwon Kim & Linda Thai 54:30

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From a recent SAND Community Gathering (March 2025) Join mental health clinician Linda Thai and writer Jungwon Kim for an in-depth conversation on intergenerational trauma, historical grief, and healing in community. Together, they explored psychological, spiritual, and communal reverberations of historical violence, framed within the context of U.…

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#123 Listening from Silence: John J. Prendergast 53:51

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John J. Prendergast, PhD, is a spiritual teacher, author, retired psychotherapist, and retired adjunct professor of psychology who has taught at Esalen and Kripalu and online. He studied for many years with the sage Dr. Jean Klein as well as with the spiritual teacher Adyashanti. He is the author of the books In Touch, The Deep Heart and Your Deepe…

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#122 Deep Medicine Circle: Dr. Rupa Marya, Charlene Eigen-Vasquez & Walter Riley 55:09

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From a recent SAND Community Gathering (Feb 2025) hosted by SAND co-founders, Zaya and Maurizio Benazzo. Deep Medicine Circle (DMC), a collective of healers, farmers, artists, and storytellers, is challenging colonial structures by redefining health and wellbeing through practices that heal communities and restore connections to land. Led by Dr. Ru…

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What Is The Nordic Folk School 46:49

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Rune interviews Mads Torp, on Folk Schooling and bringing awareness of deep ecology to education. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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#121 From Science to Spirit: Elisabet Sahtouris 44:16

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Today we present an anthology episode with SAND speaker, Dr. Elisabet Sahtouris (1936-2024) who passed in December 2024. Internationally known as a dynamic speaker, Dr. Sahtouris was an evolution biologist, futurist, professor, author and consultant on Living Systems Design. She taught the relevance of biological systems to organisational design in…